Improving Thermal-oxidative Aging Resistance of Styrene-butadiene Rubber by Antioxidant Loaded Silica Aerogel

The antioxidant N-isopropyl-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (4010NA) was dissolved in ethanol and impregnated into silica aerogel (SAG) via vacuum-pressure cycles, yielding composite particles (A-N) with enhanced sustained-release and reinforcing capabilities. The effect of A-N on the mechanical properties and thermal-oxidative aging resistance of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) vulcanizates was investigated. TGA and BET assessments indicated that the loading efficiency of 4010NA in SAG reached 14.26